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Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal is thought to be hunting young French left-back Layvin Kurzawa. TalkSport understand that Kurzawa would love to join Manchester United if the club can agree a deal. 22-year-old Layvin Kurzawa is well known to those who play FIFA or Football Manager as one of the players with the highest potentials on the game. He has …

Arsenal and Liverpool fans will be excited to hear that they are linked to Real Madrid’s legendary goalkeeper Iker Casillas in January. The Daily Express reporting the Spaniard is ready to leave Los Blancos for a Premier League switch. Iker Casillas joined Real Madrid way back in 1990 and progressed through their youth academy via the C and Castilla sides. In …

Liverpool are keeping close tabs on Crystal Palace starlet, Yannick Bolasie. The young winger caused Brendan Rodgers side all kinds of trouble when the sides met at Selhurst Park last weekend. Rodgers sees Bolasie as a player who could adapt to the way of the Reds and prove a valuable asset to his team one day. However, Palace boss, Neil Warnock …

Roberto Mancini is ready to once again fight for Robin Van Persie. When in charge of Manchester City in 2012, the Italian tried to lure the Dutchman to the Etihad, however, the former Arsenal man chose United over their rivals. Nevertheless, Mancini has not given up hope of working with the Dutch striker and is preparing to bring in Van Persie …

Barcelona defender, Thomas Vermaelen is set to miss the next five months of the season with a thigh injury that requires surgery. The Belgian defender joined from Arsenal in the summer for £15m. However, the former Arsenal man is yet to make is debut for the Spanish club as Vermaelen’s injury woes continue. A player who leads by example on …

Pele has revealed he is doing well despite being admitted to hospital and intensive care. The former World Cup winner had gone into hospital to remove kidney stones and it was reported he picked up an infection meaning he had to return. However, Pele has revealed all is well and he was simply relocated to a special room for privacy …

The breaking news this morning is that Republic of Ireland assistant manager, Roy Keane has left his number 2 post at Villa Park. Keane had joined up with manager, Paul Lambert as Villa’s assistant manager but this morning left his position with immediate effect. Speaking to BBC Sport, Roy Keane revealed the reasons as to why he has left the club. “Ultimately, …

Manchester United have had serious problems at the back this season, injures and mistakes costing them plenty of points. However, according to the Daily Star they are about to target Real Madrid’s French youngster Raphael Varane. Raphael Varane began his career with Lens in France where he played 23 Ligue 1 matches before attracting the interest of Spanish giants Real …

Liverpool fans will be delighted to hear that their long term target Xherdan Shaqiri will be available for transfer in January after the club announced that he is free to leave. The Daily Mail carry the quotes from Bayern Munich’s club president Franz Beckenbauer. Shaqiri, 23-years-old, began his career at FC Basel and worked his way through the youth academy …

On 16 August the football world was stunned by the video that emerged of Bastia’s Brazilian striker Brandao head-butting PSG’s Thiago Motta. PSG had beaten Bastia 2-0 at home in Ligue 1 but the game was marred by the head-butt that took place in the tunnel after the match. The video can been seen below as the 34-year-old waits for …

Arsenal fans will be disappointed to hear the news today that midfielder Jack Wilshere has been ruled out for at least 3 months following surgery on his injured ankle. Arsenal‘s website carried a statement that confirmed the surgery had been successful. Jack Wilshere is 22-years-old but has been plagued with injuries over the past few seasons. Arsenal fans believed they …

Stoke City winger, Victor Moses is set to be sidelined for up to eight weeks with a thigh injury according to BBC Sport. “It’s bad news on Victor Moses, a problem with his thigh,” Stoke assistant manager Mark Bowen told BBC Radio Stoke. “He will be out with anything up to six to eight weeks. It’s a big hit. He had …

Championship outfit, Brighton Hove Albion have completed the big name signing of Darren Bent on loan from Aston Villa. The 30-year-old joins Sami Hyypia’s side who are struggling to keep their heads above the relegation zone. Bent has played just 8 times this season, 7 of which came off the bench as substitute appearances for Villa. Hyypia has expressed his …

Brendan Rodgers has three games left to turn things around at Anfield says former Reds keeper, Bruce Grobelaar. Grobbelaar, who won six league titles with Liverpool from 1984-1991, says he is losing patience with Rodgers despite being a fan of the Northern Irishman. Speaking to BBC Sport, Grobelaar said, “If he doesn’t do anything in another three weeks, I think the Americans [owners …

Former Spurs boss, Glenn Hoddle has hailed Manchester City’ Sergio Aguero as the “best finisher in the world” after his sensational hat-trick against Bayern Munich in yesterday’s Champions League clash. City found themselves 2-1 down despite Bayern reduced to 10 men. However, a late surge from City and the Argentine saw the Premier League champions take all 3 points against …

Brendan Rodgers is reportedly keeping tabs on England U21 and Norwich City starlet, Nathan Redmond according to the Pink’un. A rumoured bid of £10m is said to be in the offing, but will it turn into reality in January? Redmond was in the limelight over the summer with rumours circulating the former Birmingham City winger that he was subject to bids from …

Hull City have been growing a Tottenham Hotspurs contingent in their ranks since the arrival of Steve Bruce. Hull have snapped up former Spurs stars, Tom Huddlestone, Jake Livermore and Michael Dawson. Now they are turning their attentions to another Spurs star, Aaron Lennon. The nippy winger has been in and out of the side of late with the likes …

Aston Villa striker, Darren Bent is set to temporarily end his nightmare stint at Aston Villa with a loan move to Championship side, Brighton according to reports from the Express. The former England poacher has been unable to break his way into the first team at Villa Park and is now expected to join up with Brighton in the next 48 …

Ever lost a whole day sitting in front of your laptop screen hypnotised under the influence of Football Manager? Lose sleep over the potential players you could be signing? Felt the heart ache of a Cup Final defeat? Dressed up for the Champions League final? Yes, you must be a Football Manager addict. Does your Mum yell at you to …

José Mourinho elected to pick Belgian international Thibaut Courtois as his number 1 goalkeeper for the 2014/15 season. He ousted Chelsea legend Petr Cech for that spot but the Daily Star reveal how Courtois almost joined Barcelona. Thibaut Courtois began his career in his native Belgium with Genk where he rose through the youth ranks and made his first team …